The Early Birder

Burton Mere wetlands on the Wirral is always a good place to birdwatch. There is always a good variety of stuff about, from woodland to wild...

A bird that was in good supply at Spurn was the Linnet. There were several large flocks around and it was good to get quite close to a few o...

While at Spurn last weekend, we visited Kilnsea nature reserve. A great little wetland spot with plenty of scrapes, pools and grassland. For...

It has been a while since I've been out and about. School holidays and other commitments do get in the way some times, but I try to make...

The birds are pretty quiet at the moment, so I've decided to take a look back on one of my favourite summer visitors to these shores. Th...

I found this Ringed Plover in the mud at Titchwell a few months back. Great little birds and I usually see them scurrying around on the beac...

I've enjoyed watching the Curlews on my patch this year. I think maybe I've taken them for granted in the past. Walking on past them...

The birds have gone quiet for the time being, while they moult and re cooperate from the breeding season. It gives me the opportunity to loo...

I've returned to the Arctic Tern once again. While on Inner Farne I spent quite a bit of my time trying to photograph these majestic bir...

I only saw a few of these birds on my trip to the North East. I thought that I would see lots on the rocky islands and coast lines, but that...

I love the Kittiwake. I've probably mentioned before that it is one of my favourite gulls. It is a very elegant bird, both in flight and...

Around the majority of coasts of the UK at this time of year you'll have a pretty good chance of coming across a Razorbill on the rocks....

As I mentioned in my previous post, the Roseate Tern was a pretty certain life tick at Coquet, and so it proved. Unfortunately, it wasn'...

A trip out to Coquet Island with Puffin Cruises puffincruises  to see Roseate Terns was the last item on my weekends agenda. (I can highly r...